Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett (17 August 1786-6 March 1836) was a National Republican Party politician from Tennessee and a frontier folk hero during the 19th century. Crockett headed to Texas after losing a re-election bid for his congressional district, and he died at the Battle of the Alamo.

Biography
Davy Crockett was born on 17 August 1786 in Limestone, North Carolina (now in Tennessee), descended from Huguenots who had fled France to Ireland and changed their surnames from "Crocketagne" to "Crockett". The family arrived in New York in 1709, and the family moved to the North Carolina frontier in 1768. Davy Crockett had to deal with an abusive father while he was young, and he spent much of his life in the woods. Crockett hunted wild game for US Army soldiers during the War of 1812, and he did not want to kill any Creeks; instead, he hunted for food. In 1818, he became a militia colonel, and he became a member of the Tennessee General Assembly and the US House of Representatives during the 1820s. Crockett was a member of the National Republican Party, which opposed President Andrew Jackson's policies, including the Indian Removal Act. In 1835, he lost a reelection bid for the 12th congressional district due to his opposition to Jackson, and he decided to head to Texas to join other settlers there. Crockett fought at the Battle of the Alamo, although he was personally opposed to holding the mission; he wanted to retreat and wage Indian-style guerrilla warfare against the Mexican Army. Crockett killed sixteen Mexican Army soldiers before he was killed, and he was cremated after the battle.